Area police are continuing to search for a man described as being a violent sex offender. 22-year-old Jason Blake Holt of Woodbury was last seen Saturday at Hullet’s Shell station on Woodbury Highway in Manchester when he removed his GPS monitoring device. Holt is 6’04, tall, hazel eyes, and strawberry blond hair. According to police, he has been convicted of three counts of attempted rape of a child. Holt is believed to be traveling with a female and two young children. Anyone knowing of Holt’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Manchester Police at 728-2099 or the sheriff’s department...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol Criminal Investigations Division along with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department, charged 6 individuals on Monday for an elaborate scheme of allegedly stealing tractor-trailer loads of cargo worth $1.8 million over the last 2 years. Investigators say that Jay Sanders, Monteagle, Tenn., and Gary Alto, Whitwell were employed by SCS Trucking in Whitwell. They were responsible for hauling loads of scrap metal from a company in Ashland City to South Pittsburg. The two drivers allegedly devised a scheme in which they would pay off security guards at one plant and workers at another, and then divert...

The Manchester Fire & Rescue would like to invite you to participate in its 3rd annual Chili Cook-Off scheduled from 12 to 4 p.m. this Saturday, October 13, 2012 on the downtown square in Manchester, Tennessee. The event is open to any and all individuals or teams that have a desire to make chili and have fun! It is also a good way to promote your cooking skills or business! Last year’s event was a great success as 29 teams competed for one of three trophies and $500 cash prizes awarded. The 2011 cook-off netted over $3,700 for Manchester...

A Winchester man died in a two vehicle crash Monday around noon in Huntland. According to Tennessee Highway Patrolman Donnie Clark, Adolfo Noguez Martinez, 52, of Winchester was driving a 2004 Chevrolet when he pulled from a stop sign into the path of a pickup truck operated by Burl Hiles, 56, of Flower Lane Drive, Estill Springs. Martinez was killed in the crash and a passenger in his vehicle Ferndo Diaz of Winchester was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment of injuries. Hiles was not injured. According to the trooper the crash was...

The state fire marshal investigators were busy yesterday sifting through the rubble of the Ivy Bluff Methodist Church in Cannon County. The building burned in the early morning hours Monday morning. Fire marshals hope to determine what caused the 64-year-old church building to burn. Pastor Danny Freeman told WMSR News that a passerby saw the fire and called authorities. Freeman said the near 80 members lost a building but not the...

Construction crews from Georgia tore down the Tullahoma Baskin-Robbins on North Jackson St this week to make way for a new Chick-fil-A restaurant that is expected to be opened by Feb. 7, 2013. Chick-fil-A recently purchased property from Northgate Limited Liability Company for $501,193. The plans call for the restaurant to have a 4,686-square-foot facility to be located on .63 acres at the current Baskin-Robbins...

The Coffee County Lady Raider softball and Red Raider baseball families are needing your help. Former Lady Raider Tiffany McCormick and current Raider baseball player Dylan McCormick lost their Dad on Monday. The two young people have only a grandmother as their only immediate family. They are in need of financial help with funeral expenses. If you can help, please drop by a donation to First National Bank in Manchester and ask for the money to go to the Billy McCormick funeral...

An early Monday morning fire has left a community minus a church. The Ivy Bluff community in Cannon County just across the Coffee County line lost its Methodist Church as it burned to the ground around 2am Monday. Pastor Danny Freeman told WMSR News that a passerby saw the fire and called authorities. Freeman said the near 80 members lost a building but not the church. He added that portions of the building were built in 1948. Pastor Freeman said the craftsmanship inside the building was its showcase. Cannon County fire investigators are looking into the cause of the...